Bertie Ahern
Question:113 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the average interest rate paid on the national debt in 1995 and to date in 1996. [22522/96]
Vol. 472 No. 1
113 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the average interest rate paid on the national debt in 1995 and to date in 1996. [22522/96]
The average interest rate paid on the national debt, as measured by the ratio of interest payments from the Exchequer to the average debt balance outstanding, is as follows:
1995 |
7.3 per cent |
1996 |
6.7 per cent (full year estimate) |